NetCapital (NCPL) Risk Analysis

We have incurred net losses in every fiscal period since July 31, 2023. During the nine months ended January 31, 2026 and the years ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, we incurred net losses of approximately $7.6 million, $28.3 million and $4.98 million, respectively, on a consolidated basis. There can be no assurance that we will not continue to incur net losses in the future. Even if we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our failure to become and remain profitable would depress our value and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, or even continue our operations.

On April 30, 2025, we conducted its quarterly evaluation of equity investments under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities. Based on this review, we identified multiple investments that were impaired and recognized a total impairment expense of approximately $17.9 million and we recorded a total impairment expense of approximately $19.9 million in the year ended April 30, 2025. These impairments were based on qualitative indicators including the resignation of key personnel, cessation of operations, regulatory setbacks, failure to file required annual reports, or technological obsolescence, depending on the specific issuer. If we are required to impair the value of additional portfolio companies in the future, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and result of operations.

We hold minority equity interests in companies that were received as consideration for services, including equity securities received by our funding portal as a 1% equity fee from issuers that raise capital on our platform. These equity interests are generally illiquid, represent minority positions in early-stage companies, and are not traded on active public markets. Under U.S. GAAP, we measure these securities at fair value based on observable transaction prices when available, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of January 31, 2026, we owned equity interests in a total of 91 companies. Of these investments, 12 equity securities were determined to be impaired and carried at a fair value of $0. The remaining equity securities had an aggregate fair value of $5,810,496, including $282,185 attributable to issuers that paid a 1% equity fee to the funding portal. The fair value of these investments may fluctuate materially from period to period due to changes in observable prices, issuer-specific developments, market conditions, and the limited nature of observable transactions for many of these securities. Because many of these investments lack active markets, the prices used to determine fair value may not reflect the amounts we could realize in an actual sale, if any, and declines in fair value could require us to recognize additional losses that materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Payment related to the consulting and advisory services provided by Netcapital Advisors was often made through equity stakes from such customers. As of January 31, 2026 and April 30, 2025, approximately $5,810,495 and $5,748,050, respectively, of our holdings are issued by companies whose securities do not trade on public markets. The securities issued are typically in private companies with no established trading market for their securities, that often have limited operating histories, limited operating cash, and negative cash flows. Additionally, these securities are primarily restricted and are subject to legal holding periods pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions. The stock price of such issuers is often volatile, unpredictable, and with limited liquidity, and the value of such securities on the date of receipt compared to the date when we are able to legally sell the securities may decrease significantly. The value ascribed to our assets in our financial statements as of a particular date may be materially greater than or less than the value that would be realized if our assets were to be liquidated as of such date. Accordingly, the value of such holdings may change over time due to factors that we do not control, such as issuance of securities by such companies at lower prices or other market factors. One such example of a change in value occurred in the period ended January 31, 2025, we recognized an unrealized loss of approximately $2.7 million on the value of our equity securities due to the decline in value of a single issuer, which represented an impairment of more than 80% of the previous value of our holdings in such issuer, which resulted in a reduction of our retained earnings. Changes to the value of our holdings could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our efforts to tokenize securities and RWAs rely on emerging technologies that are untested at scale and subject to significant uncertainty. These activities expose us to risks including technological and operational risk, as blockchain networks, smart contracts, and related infrastructure may fail, contain errors, or become obsolete; (iii) cybersecurity and fraud risk, as tokenized assets and underlying blockchains may be targeted by malicious actors, subject to vulnerabilities, or used in connection with illicit activity; and (iv) valuation and volatility risk, as tokenized securities and RWAs may not maintain or increase in value and may be difficult to price accurately. Transaction fees, network congestion, or failures in smart contract code could also impair our ability to support tokenized securities and RWAs. Any such technological or operational failures could lead to financial losses, customer disputes, or reputational damage, and could materially and adversely affect our business and prospects